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Home > The Ticker > Archives > 2011 > July > 11 > Entry By Kirk Ladendorf | Monday, July 11, 2011, 03:30 PMDell Inc. may be getting close to introducing a new Windows-compatible tablet computer, according to several tech websites that released photos of proposed prototypes Monday.
A list of tech websites all quoted from a blog posting called “DellPejuInsider” that disclosed what it said were Dell internal documents and photos of prototypes of the forthcoming computer.
Dell had no comment on the reports.
Jeff Clarke, Dell’s vice chairman of global operations, had told industry analysts last week that the computer maker intends to develop mobile Internet devices, including tablets, that are aimed at business customers, an not necessarily consumers.
The blog showed a Dell prototype that had a 10-inch screen, weighed 1.9 pounds, and ran with an Intel Core i5 processor and had Wi-Fi and cellular 3G and 4G connectivity. The blog said the tablet used Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 7 software, but added that it was “Windows 8 compatible,” a reference to Micosoft’s forthcoming software that is expected to be ready next year.
Dell already has a tablet called the Streak, based on Google’s Android software. Sales of the Streak, introduced last year, have been disappointing, analysts say.
The Peju could be a way of attracting the interest of corporate buyers who are waiting for the arrival of Windows 8 before they make a final commitment.
Analyst Rob Enderle with the Enderle Group said the Dell Peju could be a “placeholder product” for a stronger offering based in Windows 8 that will be available in 2011. Enderle expects Windows 8 will be available in a test version late this year, so corporate buyers can test the new Windows software on the Dell Peju tablet and see whether they want to buy it next year.
“Corporate buyers can test Windows 8 in advance with a product like this,” Enderle said.
The tablet would underscore Dell’s commitment to being a close partner with Microsoft in the tablet market. That tight alliance with Micrsoft, something Dell has always depended on for everything from desktop computers to servers “could be huge for Dell” in the tablet market, he added.
Here is a link to the Peju blog item.
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